5 Minutes of Kirkwood, CA Powder | “This is Kirkwood” This video shows and brags about what Kirkwood is best know for: powder. Kirkwood averages 500 inches of the stuff each season. Kirkwood generally gets the most snow of any of the ski resorts in the Tahoe region and it’s certainly a touch lighter there. The base being at 7,800 feet doesn’t hurt. This video gives a glimpse into Kirkwood […] SnowBrains | September 11, 2013 6 Comments
Bobby Brown + Triple Corks + Best Park on Earth = Red Bull’s “MegaSlope” @ Kirkwood, CA Admittedly, we aren’t that into watching park videos here at SnowBrains. That said, this video is unreal. Even if you don’t ski at all you’ll enjoy this one. Bobby Brown created his own dream park and Snowpark Technologies and Kirkwood built it for him this past spring. We had no idea that triple corks were the norm these days. We’re […] SnowBrains | September 10, 2013 3 Comments
Tahoe Turns on July 4th…possible? During my skiing lifetime around Northern California, there have been two massive years with top to bottom lift-served skiing on July 4th. Those years were the Summer of 1995 and 2011. But what about a normal year or worse yet, a below normal year? Bottom line for the Summer of 2013 – Head South on Hwy 88 near Carson Pass. […] Casey Cane | July 3, 2013 4 Comments
Powder Day in Lake Tahoe | 6-12” Above 7,500-Feet & Currently Snowing | Photos It’s a powder day in Lake Tahoe. 6-12” of snow has fallen above 7,500 feet and it’s snowing right this second. No ski resorts are open in Tahoe, but the backcountry is gonna be good today and maybe even better once this storm moves out. MT. ROSE, NEVADA FORECAST: It looks like it’ gonna get warm again as soon as […] Weather SnowBrains | May 7, 2013 4 Comments
Kirkwood Gets 10 Inches of Snow Overnight The small storm last night did something that many small storms do in Tahoe. It decided to nuke at Kirkwood, and just kirkwood. It’s still snowing right now and look at the radar from ealier. There is a small snow spot on Kirkwood and no where else. Kirkwood received 10 inches of snow. Now, it’s bluebird and cold at […] Weather SnowBrains | April 16, 2013 4 Comments
From Visionaries to Capitalists – The Evolution of Tahoe Ski Resorts Moonshine Ink’s David Bunker wrote a great piece in 2012 called Capitalism, Culture, and the Tahoe Ski Industry. It touched on something we’ve all been contemplating: “what is happening to our Lake Tahoe ski resorts?” Lake Tahoe’s ski resorts were started by pioneering visionaries like Alex Cushing (Squaw), Warren Hellman (Sugar Bowl), and Dick Reuter (Kirkwood). These were men who loved the […] Featured Article Miles Clark | April 5, 2013 5 Comments
Tahoe Storm Totals = 14 inches @ Kirkwood, 0 inches @ Squaw TAHOE STORM TOTALS: Kirkwood: 14″ Mt. Rose: 4″ Sugar Bowl: 4″ Boreal: 4″ Northstar: 2″ Alpine: 0″ Squaw: 0″ Today’s Forecast: Scattered rain and snow showers. Snow level rising to 6700 feet. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch […] Weather SnowBrains | April 1, 2013 1 Comment
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